Manchester United vs Southampton Prediction, 1/16/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/14/2025

Game: Manchester United vs Southampton

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: fuboTV

Old Trafford in Manchester, England is the site where Southampton (1-3-16) will play Manchester United (6-5-9) on Thursday. Man U are priced at -196 while the Saints are at +162. The total has been set at 3. The starting goalkeepers will be Andre Onana for Manchester United and Aaron Ramsdale for Southampton.

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Manchester United has a total of 50 saves and have earned a save percentage of 64.6% this season. The team's goal differential is currently at -5 by means of 23 goals notched and 28 goals relinquished. So far this season, the squad holds an average of 1.15 pts per contest (23 points) and also are 44th in Big 5 soccer with 18 assists. The Red Devils sit at 35th for expected goals having 27.7, and the squad's xGA are at 29.8. Manchester United has accumulated 49 yellow cards so far this year as well as 2 red cards. Man U has relinquished 28 goals while allowing 1.40 goals per 90, and their opponents have accounted for 79 SoT on them. They have 6 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a % of 30.0% this year.

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So far this year, the Saints have a save percentage of 66.2% (130 shots on target against), and are ranked 96th among European teams with 6 points. The Saints average 0.3 pts per match while tallying 8 assists and 3 red cards. Southampton has amassed 12 goals and the team's xG this season sits at 19.7. The Saints have earned a clean sheet % of 10.0% so far this season and also 58 yellow card cautions. The club's goals against/90 min is 2.20 with 86 saves, and they have 2 shut outs. Southampton is 95th in regard to goals surrendered with 44, and the goal differential is -32.

The guy defending the goal for Manchester Utd is Andre Onana. Onana has seen the field for 7,380 minutes and has tallied 257 stops during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.34 (110 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 70.4%. The keeper born in Cameroon has had 365 shots attempted against him in 82 career starts. Onana (38-14-30 mark in his professional soccer career) has totaled 23 shutouts, which has earned him a 28.0%% clean sheet percentage.

Aaron Ramsdale is expected to look after the net for Southampton. Thus far in his career, Ramsdale has conceded 239 goals while earning 516 stops in 166 starts. Ramsdale has totaled 40 clean sheets and has defended 752 shots attempted against him in 14,940 mins in his career. He has earned a save % of 68.6% and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.1%%. He has allowed 1.44 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 69-21-76.

Bruno Fernandes is a member of the side who can make a difference on the pitch for Manchester Utd. The midfielder from Portugal has earned 152 goals scored in 38,103 mins. Fernandes has had a starting assignment in 433 matches during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.36 goals per 90. He has accounted for 121 assists while tallying 425 pts during his soccer career.

Southampton is being led by Cameron Archer, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward from England has accumulated 6,448 professional minutes and he has scored 30 goals. He sports an average of 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 72 contests during his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 70 points during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 10 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southampton (-196)

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